tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post7672023788217839626..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: Is the US a third world country?Economic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-25892745961498637102010-09-06T10:30:09.244-07:002010-09-06T10:30:09.244-07:00^ You are greatly overstating the influence of ill...^ You are greatly overstating the influence of illegals. They are certainly not dragging the country down. They could have, for example, dug ditches for cables like in Europe, but for some reason this is not done in the US. <br /><br />When I go to Europe, I am at a distinct disadvantage with my credit card. Why can we not have credit cards with proper security features so that they are truly accepted everywhere, and so that they are less abused?Kansannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-64371109808024744422010-09-05T22:05:23.898-07:002010-09-05T22:05:23.898-07:00you are an ignorant fool.
we have countless illeg...you are an ignorant fool.<br /><br />we have countless illegals in my country courtesy of the liberal uneducated scum like you. this is a big country and living in a flat, drinking and fighting over a football game is not our idea of a diverse or advance culture<br /><br />THINK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-56581149637453359572010-09-04T18:27:45.066-07:002010-09-04T18:27:45.066-07:00Stop reading my mind, Econ. Logician!
The poor is...Stop reading my mind, Econ. Logician!<br /><br />The poor is the US are a lot poorer than you'd get from the data because there's a lot less public services and of lower quality, e.g. bad/limited public transit.<br /><br />Also, don't get me started on cellphones... paying for BOTH incoming and outgoing calls AND texts? 80-100$/month for unlimited service?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-32144003751859816182010-09-04T16:09:18.483-07:002010-09-04T16:09:18.483-07:00They certainly can afford them more than developin...They certainly can afford them more than developing ones. Whether they choose to take more care of their citizens is indeed another question.Vilfredonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-61651343779416961292010-09-04T11:41:54.521-07:002010-09-04T11:41:54.521-07:00Vilfredo, these are signs of a a less generous wel...Vilfredo, these are signs of a a less generous welfare state. Do you think that developed economies should have generous welfare states (normatively speaking)?Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-76177791002444847292010-09-04T09:10:41.040-07:002010-09-04T09:10:41.040-07:00The high number of hours worked, the lack of vacat...The high number of hours worked, the lack of vacations, the high proportion of people with several jobs, and the many retirees still working are all signs of a developing economy.Vilfredonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-4989573811845919762010-09-04T09:04:25.339-07:002010-09-04T09:04:25.339-07:00Baggers in grocery stores shows cheap surplus labo...Baggers in grocery stores shows cheap surplus labor. Though I think that phenomenon is declining.<br /><br />Not sure how true the others all are by comparison with other developed countries. Murder rate is high in the US but other forms of crime may actually be lower than in Britain say.David Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744705511660270649noreply@blogger.com